In part of an effort to replace animal fat in hot dogs, sausages, hamburgers and other foods with healthier fat, scientists are reporting an advance in solving the mystery of why hot dogs develop an unpleasant tough texture when vegetable oils pinch hit for animal fat.

The addition of ascorbate (vitamin C) or its close relative, erythorbate, and the reduced amount of nitrite added in hot dogs, mandated in 1978, have been accompanied by a steep drop in the death rate from colon cancer.

Rent My Vacation Home (RMVH) has rented homes to some of the contestants In the Coney Island, New York, area for the contest set for Monday 4th of July 2011 at noon and can be seen on ESPN .Where $20,000 will be given away and the coveted mustard belt to the person who eats the most hot dogs in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.

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